Clinical waste-bag support



July 19, 1932. F. R. HART 1,867,971

CLINICAL WASTE BAG' SUPPORT Filed March '7, 1930 IN VEN TOR.

BY agg/M :55 gli/V14 ATTORNEY Patented July 1S', 1932 NETE@ STATES FRANK It. HART, OF :PACIFIC GROVE, CALIFORNIA CLINC-AL WASTE-BAG lSUPPORT Application led March 7, 1930. SeriaI No. 434,045.

llhe present invention relates to clinical waste-bag supports, and more specilically to a metal frame adapted to clamp and support in open position such containers as the usual .5 paper bags used in hospitals7 sanitariums, doctors ollices and such places for waste dressings, etc. y

ln my practice I have found that there is a great need of some device of a light, inexpeno sive and handy nature that will hold paper bags open in readiness to receive such old dressings or other desirable matter. A. device that can be either attached to a wall, clamped to a cnair or bedpost, and having means for the ready and simple insertion or removal of bags.

In cases of bed-fast patients it is a general custom to pin such abag to the bedding, which is inconvenient; whereas` my support may be 2 0 clamped to the bedstead and swung to and from the patient as requiredto be used, thus removing the receptacle from the imm-ediate proximity of the patient when not required.

The chief object of invention is to pro- 42 5 vide a frame of the same outline, though slightly smaller than the mouth of the standard bag to be used therewith. and an outer member adapted to surround said bag and clamp it to the frame.

A further object is to provide a hinged clamp projecting from said frame member and adapted for attachment to different supporting fixtures.

Another important object is to provide a lazy-tongs element for the axial extension or contraction of the device in relation to a supporting structure.

Another object is to provide pivotal means to swing the device in a horizontal plane when atlixed to an upright support.

Still another object is to line the supporting clamp with some yieldable material such as felt or rubber to take a bett/er grip upon a support, and in case it should be polished to prevent marring it as might occur if the bare metal were contacting therewith.

A further object is to provide means projecting from the frame to hold the bag in place while being aflixed, and counterpart means carried by a co-operative bindingclamp element.

An additional object is to provide certain prick-punched perforations in one memberw of the device which are adapted to prevent the bag slipping when filled.

Another object. is to provide a device of this kind that can be inexpensively constructed from suitable strip-material suchv as steel or.1m hard-rolled brass that will retain its shapeo and lend itself to an attractive finish such as enameling, electro-plating or' oxidizing; and other objects which'l attain by the form, material and arrangement of partsillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which 'd5 Figure l is a vertical elevational view.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken on the line I-I of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a section taken on the line III--III i of Fig. 2. l 70 Fig. 4L is a projectional view of the supporting end of the device as attached to-a wall.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view showing the bag slit in one corner and clamped in the device. '75 Fig. 6 is an elevational view of the device showin an extensible element.

Fig. g? is a top view showing a hinged clamp. K

Similar reference characters refer to simi- 8b lar parts throughout the several views.

In the drawing, 2 is the supporting frame. The inner end 3 of said frame forms one half of the clamp A, having the projecting end 4 slotted at 5 (see Fig. 2) and provided with 8'5- the lip 6 adapted to retain the wing-nut 7 in position. From the clamp A the frame eX- tends outwardly for a suitable distance to formthe four sides 2a, 2b, 20 and 2d which ,y form the inner walls of the bag-clamp, the end 8 being turned in and secured to the side 2a either by spot-welding or a rivet as 9.

The complemental half 1()k of the clamp4, in the preferred construction shown in Fig. 7, is pivoted by the pin 10a to the hinge mem- 95 ber 11, riveted to the frame. 2 at 12, thus constituting the clamp'A a hinged element. rlhe free end of the member l() carries the latch bolt 13 in pivotal relation thereto by the pin 14. Said bolt being adapted to engage 100V The outer end of the member 11 Carries ahinge element complemental to companion parts on the bag-clamp 15 so as to formV theV hinge 16 pivoted on the pinl7 thus providing hinged relation between said' clamp and the co-relative parts of said inner wall.

By reference to Fig. 2, the free end 18 of the clamp 15 is turned parallel ywith the frame 2 for a sufficient length to co-act with the sliding keeper 19 adapted for limited axial movement on the members 2 and 11.

Fig. 6 well illustrates a bag clamped in place wherein it is doubly secured not only by the binding action of the clamp 15 but by the burrs projecting from th-e prickpunched holes 21, well shown in Figs. 2 and 5, and the pins 21a. V

It should be noted in said figure that a Y lazy-tongs element 22 and a vertically pivoted hinge member 23 are respectively disposed intermediate said keeper and supporting wall 24, the former providing for axial displacement of the said bag with relation. to said wall, the latter providing means whereby the device may be swung through. an arc so as `to lie flat against said wall.

`It should be observed that when a bag is to be inserted the corner 25 to be disposed adjacent the keeper should be torn open vertically for a little distance so as to fork the adjacent portion of the' frame 2 as is well shown in Fig. 5.

In a second construction, well shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the through-bolt 26 and its wing-nut 27 take the place of thel rivet 12 and the member 11 is extendedv to form the half clamp 28, constituting means whereby the clamp A may be opened toa relatively 'large capacity when said latch-boltis undone and thrown round as indicatedby the dotted lines 29. Y

The foregoing is a description of an embodiment of my invention but I am aware vthat changes could be made in it without departing from the spirit thereof. I do not therefore wish to be limited in the scope of mv inventionbevond such limitations as the scbpe of the claim imports. 1

A bag holder comprising a loop-shaped frame adapted to receive the mouth ofa bag, and having flat walls, one of which is pro? vided with a horizontal extension carrying a clamping member for attachment to a support, a bag securing membeig'consisting of 

